Overview

Producer Price Index (2010=100) by Sector (MSIC 2008)

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production decreased 0.8 per cent on a year -on- year basis in April 2018 as compared to a decrease of 2.2 per cent in March 2018. Among the sectors which declined during this period were Agriculture, forestry & fishing (-6.8%) and Manufacturing (-2.0%). Meanwhile, the index that registered increases were Mining (+15.9%), Electricity & gas supply (+1.5%) and Water supply (+1.1%) sectors.

On a monthly basis, PPI for local production rose 0.5 per cent in April 2018. This was due to the increases in Mining (+8.5%) and Water supply (+1.1%). Meanwhile,  the  following  indices  declined :  Agriculture,  forestry  &  fishing  (-1.6%);  Manufacturing  (-0.2%) and Electricity & gas supply (-0.1%). [Table I]

PRODUCER PRICE INDEX BY STAGE OF PROCESSING

The PPI for local production by stage of processing (SOP) increased by 0.5 per cent in April 2018. This was due to the positive changes in the index for Crude materials for further processing (+2.5%) and Intermediate materials, supplies & components (+0.2%). However, the index for Finished goods declined 0.5 per cent.

As compared with the same month a year ago, the PPI for local production by SOP for April 2018 decreased 0.8 per cent. The decline were led by Finished goods (-2.6%) and Intermediate materials, supplies & components (-1.6%). Meanwhile, the index for Crude materials for further processing recorded an increase of 3.7 per cent. [Table II]

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DATO' SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN
CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
 DrUzir_Mahidin    Dr_Uzir

31 May 2018

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